Resolution No. 93—2023-24(PDF, 419KB)

R E S O L U T I O N N O.: 93—2023-24 TO THE HONORABLE, THE OUTAGAMIE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: MAJORITY Unfortunately, there are thousands of crashes in road work zones every construction 1 season. Law Enforcement off icials should be provided with the tools to properly 2 investigate a work zone accident and access the most accurate information. The men and 3 women who make their livings in road construction and spend their days in work zones 4 also deserve to work in the safest environment possible so they can go home each night to 5 their families. 6 7 There is pending legislation that would allow a political subdivision to install and 8 maintain cameras in highway work zones for the sole purpose of capturing video or 9 photographic evidence involving traffic accidents and other violations of the law. 10 Evidence captured by a camera authorized under the proposed legislation may be 11 accessed only by a law enforcement agency and only if a police report is filed in 12 connection with a traff ic accident or other violation. Evidence captured by a camera 13 authorized under the proposed legislation may not otherwise be used to determine 14 compliance with any state law or local ordinance. 15 16 NOW THEREFORE, the undersigned members of the Highway , Rec ycling and Solid Waste 17 Committee and Public Safety Committee recommend adoption of the following resolution. 18 BE IT RESOLVED, that the Outagamie County Board of Supervisors does support pending 19 legislation that would allow a political subdivision to instal l and maintain cameras where persons are 20 engaged in work in a highway maintenance or construction area for the purpose of capturing video or 21 photographic evidence of traffic accidents and other violations of the law , and said video and 22 photographic evidence may only be accessed by a law enforcement agency and only if a police report is 23 filed in connection with a traffic accident or other violation of the law that occurred in the highway 24 maintenance or construction area where the camera is installed, and 25 Resolution No. 93—2023-24 Page 2 BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Outagamie County Clerk be directed to forward a copy 1 of this resolution to the Wisconsin Counties Association, the State Senators and State Representatives 2 representing Outagamie County, and the Governor of the State of Wisconsin. 3 Dated this day of January 2024 4 Respectfully Submitted, 5 HIGHWAY, RECYCLING AND SOLID 6 WASTE COMMITTEE AND 7 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE 8 9 10 11 12 Joy Hagen Daniel Nejedlo 13 14 15 16 17 Jason Wegand Dennis Clegg 18 19 20 21 22 Jeremy Thyssen Katrin Patience 23 24 25 26 27 Christine Lamers Michael Smith 28 29 30 31 32 Timothy Hermes Chad Cooke 33 34 35 Duly and officially adopted by the County Board on: _______________________ 36 37 Signed: 38 Board Chairperson County Clerk 39 40 Approved: Vetoed: 41 42 Signed: 43 County Executive 44 Resolution No. 93—2023-24 Page 3 Resolution No. 93—2023-24 Page 4 Resolution No. 93—2023-24 Page 5 Resolution No. 93—2023-24 Page 6